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Last Posted: Mar 19, 2019

• Apple Heart Study demonstrates ability of wearable technology to detect atrial fibrillation Stanford researchers presented preliminary findings from a virtual study that enrolled more than 400,000 participants.
  Stanford University, March 16, 2019
• Apple Watch Atrial Fibrillation Study Has High Rate of False Positives
  M Terry, Biospace, March 18, 2019
• Apple Watch Helps Detect AF: Is This the Future?
  S Hughes, Medscape, March 16, 2019
• Genetics Of Atrial Fibrilation: In Search Of Novel Therapeutic Targets.
  Lozano-Velasco Estefanía et al. Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets 2019 Feb
• Giant study shows Apple Watch can spot heart rhythm changes — but it’s far from ‘medical-grade technology’
  M Herper, Stat News, March 16, 2019
• Getting the Lower List Price for PCSK9 inhibitors
  The FH Foundation, March 18, 2019
• Women can have hemophilia, too
  CDC, 2019
• Awareness and Attitude of University Students About Screening and Testing for Hemoglobinopathies: Case Study of the Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia.
  Eissa Mohamed et al. Hemoglobin 2018 Jul 42(4) 264-268
• Big-Data Analysis, Cluster Analysis, and Machine-Learning Approaches.
  Alonso-Betanzos Amparo et al. Advances in experimental medicine and biology 1065607-626
• Genetic testing for inherited heart diseases: longitudinal impact on health-related quality of life.
  Ingles Jodie et al. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 2012 14(8) 749-752
• Multiomics Data Triangulation for Asthma Candidate Biomarkers and Precision Medicine.
  Pecak Matija et al. Omics : a journal of integrative biology 2018 22(6) 392-409
• Predicting deterioration of ventricular function in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot using machine learning.
  Samad Manar D et al. European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging 2018 19(7) 730-738
• The phenotypic spectrum of proximal 6q deletions based on a large cohort derived from social media and literature reports.
  Engwerda Aafke et al. European journal of human genetics : EJHG 2018 26(10) 1478-1489
• Electronic Health Record Data Quality Issues Are Not Remedied by Increasing Granularity of Diagnosis Codes
  AM Navar, JAMA Cardiology, March 17, 2019
• Five Feet Apart
  CF Foundation, March 2019
• Biology, Genetics and Heart Disease
  The FH Foundation, March 14, 2019
• Gene and environmental interactions according to the components of lifestyle modifications in hypertension guidelines.
  Kokubo Yoshihiro et al. Environmental health and preventive medicine 2019 Mar (1) 19
• Mendelian Randomization Study of ACLY and Cardiovascular Disease.
  Ference Brian A et al. The New England journal of medicine 2019 Mar (11) 1033-1042
• Scientists find new approach that shows promise for treating cystic fibrosis
  NIH, March 13, 2019
• Could a cure be close for sickle cell anemia?
  CBS, 60 Minutes, March 8, 2019